The Annali Italiani di Chirurgia (ISSN/eISSN: 0003-469X/2239-253X) is the oldest national surgery journal in Italy. It covers all aspects of surgery, elective, including emergency and experimental surgery, as well as problems involving technology, teaching, organization, and forensic medicine. Annali Italiani di Chirurgia supports the publication of articles in English, and all manuscripts published in Annali Italiani di Chirurgia are freely available for reading. Annali Italiani di Chirurgia is currently indexed in Pubmed, Medlars and Medline, ISI Master Journal List, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Scopus (Elsevier). More information about the Annali Italiani di Chirurgia.